Awards

Mack Lipkin, Sr. Associate Member Scientific Presentation Awards

Three Mack Lipkin Senior Associate Member Awards are presented to the scientific presentations considered most outstanding by students, residents and fellows during the 2023 SGIM annual meeting. Awards are made based on participant evaluations of the presentations and are endowed by the Zlinkoff Fund for Medical Education. The award winners for 2023 are:

Milton W. Hamolsky Junior Faculty Scientific Presentation Awards

Three Milton W. Hamolsky Awards are presented to the scientific presentations considered most outstanding by junior faculty during the 2023 SGIM annual meeting. Awards are made based on participant evaluations of the presentations and are endowed by the Zlinkoff Fund for Medical Education. The award winners for 2023 are:

Clinical Vignette Presentation Award

This award allows SGIM to recognize outstanding work by junior SGIM members and potential members. The award winners for 2023 are:

The Robert J. Glaser Award

The Robert J. Glaser Award Recognizes outstanding contributions to research, education, leadership and mentoring in generalism in medicine and is presented at the SGIM Annual Meeting as a feature of a plenary session. This award is supported by grants from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, the Commonwealth Fund, and many individual contributions.

2023 Selection Committee:

Alicia Fernandez, MD, Chair
Judith Long, MD,
Mike Pignone, MD 
Seth Landefeld, MD
Arleen Brown, MD, PhD

The John M. Eisenberg National Award for Career Achievement in Research

This award recognizes a senior member whose innovative research has changed the way we care for patients, conduct research, or educate students. It is named for the late John M. Eisenberg, MD, MBA, because of his unique role as researcher, mentor, and Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, where he was a strong advocate for research in general medicine. This award is supported by the SGIM Make a Difference! Campaign, memorial contributions from Dr. Eisenberg’s colleagues and friends, and the Hess Foundation.

2023 Selection Committee:

Donna L. Washington, MD, MPH, Chair
Mary McDermott, MD
John Mafi, MD, MPH
Rod Hayward, MD
Lisa Rubenstein, MD, MSPH
Neil Powe, MD, MPH, MBA

The Herbert W. Nickens Minority Health and Representation in Medicine Award

The Herbert W. Nickens Award recognizes exceptional commitment to cultural diversity in medicine. The award will honor an individual or representative of an organization who has demonstrated exceptional commitment to cultural diversity in medicine or to improving minority health.

2023 Selection Committee:

Shani Scott, MD, Chair
Noelle Marie Javier, MD
Eun Ji Kim, MD, MS, MSc
Matthew Wynia, MD, MPH
Monica Vela, MD
Rita Lee, MD
Jada Bussey-Jones, MD
Milda Saunders, MD, MPH
Irene Alexandraki, MD, MPH

Career Achievements in Medical Education

The Career Achievements in Medical Education Award provides recognition to an outstanding clinician-educator whose lifetime contributions have profoundly advanced, and had widespread impact on the art and science of medicine and medical education.

2023 Selection Committee:

Sarah Merriam, MD, MS, Chair
Danielle Jones, MD
Craig Noronha, MD
Laura Snydman, MD
Eloho Ufomata, MD, MS

David R. Calkins Award – Health Policy Advocacy

This award recognizes the extraordinary commitment that many members make when they choose to advocate on behalf of SGIM. It is named for the late David R. Calkins, MD, because of his tireless advocacy in health policy issues on behalf of SGIM since its inception as SREPCIM in 1978.

2023 Selection Committee:

Elizabeth A. Jacobs, MD, MPP, Chair
Peter Cram, MD, MBA
Michael Fischer, MD, MS
Tracey Henry, MD

Excellence in Medical Ethics Award

This award recognizes the original scholarship that SGIM members have done to advance medical ethics. It promotes and rewards outstanding contributions to the field of medical ethics, including not only traditional scholarship such as publication of research but also viewpoint articles, educational materials, popular writing, oral presentations, and efforts to influence health policy.

2023 Selection Committee:

Zack Berger, MD, PhD, Chair
Kamala Cotts, MD
Gary Fischer, MD
Kyle Karches, MD, PhD
Lubna Khawaja, MD

Quality & Practice Innovation Award

The award will recognize leaders of practice innovations who have improved care within the “quality” domains of the 2000 IOM Crossing the Quality Chasm report: safety, effectiveness, patient-centeredness, timeliness, efficiency and equality, or the Patient Centered Medical Home goals of accessible, coordinated, patient centered, team based, and comprehensive care. The award will recognize general internists and their organization that have successfully developed and implemented innovative systems of practice improvement in ambulatory and/or inpatient clinical practice.

2023 Selection Committee:

James M. Richter, MD, MA, Chair
Jennifer Zreloff, MD
Gary Fischer, MD
Martin Arron, MD, MBA
Pam Vohra-Khullar, MD
Carol Sprague, MD
Samantha Pitts, MD, MPH

Outstanding Junior Investigator of the Year

Inaugurated in 2001, this award provides national recognition to SGIM junior investigator members whose academic ranks do not exceed Assistant Professor, and whose early career achievements and overall bodies of work to date have had national impact on generalist research.

2023 Selection Committee:

Erin Krebs, MD, MPH, Chair
Judith Tsui, MD, MPH
Joseph Ross, MD, MHSc
Matthew Bair, MD, MS
Matthew Growdon, MD, MPH
Laura Hart, MD, MPH
Andrea Cherrington, MD, MPH

Mid-Career Research Mentorship Award

Recognizes outstanding mid-career clinician investigators who are actively engaged in research and mentorship of junior investigators.

2023 Selection Committee:

Nancy Schoenborn, MD, MHS, Chair
John Mafi, MD, MPH
Wendy Bennett, MD, MPH
Glen Taksler, PhD
Patricia Harris, MD, MS
Timothy Anderson, MD
Scott Pilla, MD

Mid-Career Education Mentorship Award

Recognizes outstanding mid-career clinician educators who are actively engaged in education research and mentorship of junior clinician educators.

2023 Selection Committee:

Sarah Merriam, MD, MS, Chair
Rachel Bonnema, MD, MS
David Callender, MD, MPH
Meghan Kiefer, MD, MPH
Kate Lupton, MD
Eva Szymanski, MD 

Best Published Research Paper of the Year Award

The purpose of this award is to help members gain recognition for papers that have made significant contributions to generalist research.

2023 Selection Committee:

Renuka Tipirneni, MD, MSc, Chair
Seth Berkowitz, MD, MPH
Michael L. Barnett, MD, MS
Carlos Irwin A. Oronce, MD, MPH
Utibe Essien, MD, MPH
Donna Zulman, MD
Ishani Ganguli, MD, MPH

Scholarship in Medical Education Award

This award brings greater attention to the many types of original work that SGIM members have performed to improve medical education on a national level.

2023 Selection Committee:

Sarah Merriam, MD, MS, Chair
Anna Donovan, MD, MS
Amy Farkas, MD, MS
Elisa Sottile, MD,  
Malvika Varma, MD

Mary O’Flaherty Horn Scholars in General Internal Medicine Program

The Mary O’Flaherty Horn Scholars in General Internal Medicine Program is a 3-year career development award for clinician-educators. The Horn Award offers a junior clinician-educator funding to promote their academic career, while maintaining a healthy balance between personal and professional responsibilities by providing the scholar with a flexible schedule and protected time to engage in meaningful career development and scholarly activities. 

2023 Selection Committee:

Rachel Levine, MD
Carole Warde, MD
Hilit Mechaber, MD
Marilyn Schapira, MD
Tyra Fainstad, MD
Abby Lenhart, MD
Rebecca Harrison, MD
Bunmi Olarewaju, DO
Patrick Hemming, MD

Founders' Grant

The SGIM Founders’ Grant provides $10,000 in support to junior investigators who exhibit significant potential for a successful research career and who needs a “jump start” to establish a strong research funding base.

2023 Selection Committee:

Lenny López, MD, MPH, MDiv, Chair
Seth Berkowitz, MD, MPH
Megha Garg, MD, MPH
Cristina Gonzalez, MD, MEd
Salomeh Keyhani, MD, MPH
Nora Osman, MD

Lawrence S. Linn Award

Funding awarded to a young investigator to study or improve the quality of life for persons with AIDS or HIV infection.

2023 Selection Committee:

Tabor Flickinger, MD, MPH, Chair
Brian Hilgeman, MD
Jim Sosman, MD

Unified Leadership Training for Diversity (UNLTD)

Founded by Dr. Mark Linzer, the Unified Leadership Training in Diversity Program is designed for junior and mid-career faculty from underrepresented groups to develop the complex skill sets required to successfully lead academic sections and departments. This program provides mentoring, a scholarship to attend the ACLGIM leadership training conference, and some financial assistance to offset expenses.

2023 Selection Committee:

Ade Olomu, MD, Chair
Joni Williams, MD, MPH
Shani Scott, MD
Tracey Henry, MD

ACLGIM Division Chief's Recognition Award

Given annually to the GIM Division Chief who most represents excellence in Division leadership.

2023 Selection Committee:

Anu Paranjape, MD, MPH, Chair
Marisha Burden, MD
Ted Johnson, MD, MPH
KoKo Aung, MD, MPH
Katherine Bensching, MD 

ACLGIM Leadership Award

The award recognizes an individual within their first ten years of faculty appointment with exceptional skills in leadership in any number of areas of academic medicine, including clinical, educational, research or administrative efforts.

2023 Selection Committee:

Anu Paranjape, MD, MPH, Chair
Marisha Burden, MD
Ted Johnson, MD, MPH
KoKo Aung, MD, MPH
Katherine Bensching, MD

Frederick L. Brancati Mentorship and Leadership Award

This award honors an individual at the junior faculty level who inspires and mentors trainees to pursue general internal medicine and lead the transformation of health care through innovations in research, education, and practice.

2023 Selection Committee:

Reena Karani, MD, MHPE Chair
Eva Aagaard, MD
Shobhina Chheda, MD, MPH
Inginia Genao, MD
Som Saha, MD, MPH